
Hannah Meisel
Hannah covers state government and politics for NPR Illinois and Illinois Public Radio. She previously covered the statehouse for The Daily Line and Law360, and also worked a temporary stint at the political blog Capitol Fax in 2018.
She has also worked as a reporter for Illinois Public Media in Urbana, and served as NPR Illinois' statehouse intern in 2014 while working toward a master's degree in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois at Springfield.
Hannah also holds a journalism degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she was a reporter and managing editor at The Daily Illini.
In 2020, the Washington Post named Hannah one of the best political reporters in Illinois. Since January, she has hosted WSEC-TV's CapitolView roundtable political program twice monthly.
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Star government witness cross-examined in ex-House speaker’s corruption trial
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Former Chicago Ald. Danny Solis testifies about embarrassing details that led feds to his door
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Mike McClain’s home one of nine locations searched by agents in May 2019
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In ex-speaker's trial, former utility exec calls Madigan’s apparent involvement in contract talks ‘unusual’
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Justices unanimously overturn decision that would have voided part of the FOID law
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Former speaker’s own racketeering trial set for next month
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VP dropped 1st presidential bid before primaries but won loyal support in Illinois
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Administration doubles down on tech industries in 5-year plan for business growth.
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Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch is urging a Cook County judge to dismiss a lawsuit members of his staff filed against him last month seeking to force recognition of their union.
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State elections officials on Tuesday indicated they were unlikely to step in to clarify what constitutes illegal campaign coordination after voting to dismiss a complaint alleging such coordination in the 2022 campaign for governor.